Polar S625x Or Suunto T6? Compiled By Jan Van Die Version 0.6

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POLAR S625X OR SUUNTO T6? compiled by Jan van Die version 0.6 Functions on the watch - sound - light - adjustable rows Polar S625X weak weak 3 (bottom row only when stopwatch is running) - personal data - exercise sets - time alarm - # heart rate zones - warmup timer - # interval timers - count down timer - heart rate zone alarms - speed zone alarms - autolap function - altitude - heart touch function (shows present limits) - manual calibration - test run calibration - own index test - fitness test - historical run time - historical heart rate - historical distance - historical altitude - historical calories - historical maximum speed - bike functions (more info should be added by a biker) yes basic + 5 2 3 + summary 1 3 1 yes yes *) yes **) yes yes Suunto T6 normal weak 1 (bottom row); first row always shows speed and second row shows distance no 1 3 1 1 2 1 yes yes yes yes no yes yes ***) yes yes yes yes yes yes yes yes yes yes yes no no yes yes yes yes no no yes Functions in the software - personal data - body parameter generator - heart rate - Epoc - ventilation - oxygen consumption - respiration rate - energy - altitude - speed - heart rate zones Polar S625X yes no yes no no no no yes yes yes yes, several graphs - overlaying graphs yes Suunto T6 yes yes yes yes yes yes yes yes yes yes only 1 zone (included in line graphs) yes Technical stuff - communication with breast strap Polar S625X coded Suunto T6 coded (ANT) - communication with footpod - battery watch uncoded needs to be changed by Polar coded (ANT) self service - - measures time between beats self service self service infrared 60, 15 or 5 seconds app. 5 hours at 5 seconds sampling rate no self service self service usb 10 or 2 seconds app. 6 hours at 2 seconds sampling rate yes (R-R recorder) Price - watch - footpod - interface - software Polar S625X high included separate buy included Suunto T6 higher separate buy included included Daily use - watch - breast strap Polar S625X the wealth of functions makes navigation sometimes a little difficult feels more comfortable ****) Suunto T6 less functions lead to a more user friendly operation system more reliable signal - footpod a little easier to mount more reliable signal Bugs and problems Polar S625X *) speed zone alarms are not responsive enough to be useful **) autolap function produces unreliable data ***) test run calibration often ends in a failure ****) sometimes erratic signals caused by electromagnetic interference or problems with the sensors; some people claim the T31 strap gives better body contact Suunto T6 battery breast strap battery footpod interface sampling rate memory Information for PC-users - third party software Polar S625X PC Coach, www.pccoach.com Suunto T6 some user group developments (T6 Swiss Army Knife, Visual Elbows and a Windows/Linux data export project) Information for Mac-users - works on a Mac through Virtual PC Polar S625X yes, but you need to buy the serial infrared interface from Polar and a serial to USBinterface from Keyspan Suunto T6 yes - dedicated Mac software iSmartTrain from www.otag.co.uk no The bottom line Both wristop trainers have their strong points. The Polar S625X clearly offers more features on the watch and has a lower price. The Suunto T6 has a higher accuracy because of the better sampling rate and the more reliable communication between the elements of the set.